Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 136 4 a i Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
One direction follows by restriction. Conversely, suppose is a Non-Archimedean absolute value. Then for every integer . For , the binomial theorem and the ordinary triangle inequality giveTaking th roots and letting yields the ultrametric inequality for . Thus an extension of an absolute value is non-Archimedean exactly when its restriction is.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 iii Paper 136 1 a Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
An absolute value on a field is a map satisfying , , and . It is non-Archimedean when the stronger inequality holds.